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Going back to first principles with the HYT H-Zero
Every artist knows, that in the process of creativity, it is necessary to stop every now and then, to look back at what’s been done, and take stock on one’s journey.
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Baselworld 2017 Patek Philippe Ladies’ World Time Ref. 7130 in Peacock Blue
The Patek Philippe Ladies' World Time Ref. 7130 was launched just two years into the brand's journey into grand complications designed with women in mind.
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The Collector’s View: My First SIHH and Other Adventures in Geneva
Collector and writer Frank Chuo goes on his first ever SIHH trip. Here is an account of his horological journey in Geneva.
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Bottom Time: Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000
A journey to the depths of the Mackinac Straits with an all-new 21st-century take on Rolex’s legendary Sea-Dweller.
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Introducing MCT’s All New Dōdekal One
Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps introduces a stellar line up of watches to kick off 2017 and their 10th anniversary.
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Reveiw: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Chronograph Steel
Jaeger-LeCoultre released a pair of classic inspired timepieces at the latest SIHH. Two entry level watches in the Master Control line, the Master Control D
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A Mare Nostrum Story From Before The Days Of The Vendôme Group
When thinking of Panerai, one’s mind immediately turns to the familiar Luminor and Radiomir, but cast your line just a bit further into the murky waters of the past and you may come across a model a little more unexpected.
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VIDEO: A chef, his watch (a Hublot Big Bang) and his love of stir fry
It gets boring waiting in lines, especially when you’re hungry. So if by chance this finds you outside Chin Chin (Australia’s top-ranked restaurant, located in Flinders Lane, Melbourne which has a wait-time of around the average romantic comedy in length), you’re in luck, because we’re going to help you kill at least two minutes. And … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: A chef, his watch (a Hublot Big Bang) and his love of stir fry appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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VIDEO: Montblanc 2017 collection overview and our verdict on the new Timewalker
Over the past few years we’ve come to depend on Montblanc for their faultless heritage-inspired reissues and ‘real world’ pricing structure, so imagine the surprise on our faces when we caught our first glimpse of their 2017 line up. Sure, there were still plenty of Heritage Chronométrie pieces and new 4810 models, but the real … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Montblanc 2017 collection overview and our verdict on the new Timewalker appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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SIHH 2017 Audemars Piguet Overview: The Offshored Design
Today, Audemars Piguet enriches its line of Royal Oak Perpetual Calendars with a full black version, made of hand-finished black ceramic. Day, date, month, astronomical moon, week of the year displayed on the dial’s outer chapter ring and the essential leap year indication hold pride of place on the “Grande Tapisserie” decorated dial. Housed in an assertively sized 41 mm case, the selfwinding watch’s larger calibre 5134 is fully visible through the glareproofed sapphire crystal caseback.
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HANDS-ON: What a difference a dial makes – the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Perpetual Calendar
The cool and elegant Vacheron Constantin booth at SIHH was packed with highly complicated pieces (including the most complicated piece), and their top-line SIHH releases were a mass of brain-bending masterpieces, heavy on the sonneries, sidereal time and celestial maps. But amid all this mechanical splendour I found myself coming back to a simpler – … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: What a difference a dial makes – the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Perpetual Calendar appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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HANDS-ON: Confident refinement – the Ulysse Nardin Classico Manufacture Grand Feu
Ulysse Nardin pulled out all the stops for its first SIHH showing. In a fair charactered by conservative product releases, the Le Locle-based manufacturer presented a strong line-up of novelties, with a strong nautical theme, highlights including the new regatta timer, the technically impressive Marine Grand Deck, as well as this watch – the Classico Manufacture Grand … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Confident refinement – the Ulysse Nardin Classico Manufacture Grand Feu appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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SIHH 2017: Parmigiani Fleurier Overview: Basics Revisted
The Maison of Parmigiani Fleurier, in this year’s SIHH, decides to look back at their current line-up to improve their watches. It is indeed difficult to improve something that is already perfect. But Parmigiani had different ideas. In SIHH 2017, the Fleurier-based watchmaker had introduced new models for six different collections – each covering aRead More
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HANDS ON: Chanel vs Chanel – 2 Boy.Friends fight it out for a place in your heart
Tune in to any period drama and at some point there’ll be a plot line where two eligible young bachelors vie for the attentions of a damsel; a situation which typically ends in fisticuffs, name-calling (“You blasted cad!”) and the woman not having a say in anything. Happily, our version of events – in which … ContinuedThe post HANDS ON: Chanel vs Chanel – 2 Boy.Friends fight it out for a place in your heart appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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VIDEO: “I Don’t Wanna Drive My Grandfather’s Car”
Guido Terreni, watch boss at Bulgari and Wei Koh discuss modern watch design and the Bvlgari-Revolution Octo Finissimo Limited Edition.
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Design Exchange
In the world of watch design, very little can be described as truly original, but according to Revolution’s Editor-at-Large Ken Kessler there is a thin line between what can be considered an homage and what is basically just a rip-off.
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IN-DEPTH: The Baume & Mercier Clifton Complete Calendar Chronograph
The story in a second Baume & Mercier’s Clifton always had a pretty face. Well, that face just got complicated. It’s hardly a secret. We like the Clifton at Time+Tide. It’s a well-balanced collection that walks a fine line between dressy and casual, retro and modern, all while being very well priced. Typically, though, these … ContinuedThe post IN-DEPTH: The Baume & Mercier Clifton Complete Calendar Chronograph appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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New Release: Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Panorama Date and Panorama Date Moonphase
With the launch in the spring of 2016 of its manufactory Calibre 36 – the heart of the new Senator Excellence line – Glashütte Original laid the cornerstone
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INTRODUCING: IWC proves they aren’t afraid of the deep with the Aquatimer Chronograph Edition ‘Sharks’
In addition to both festive and jolly, ’tis also the season for SIHH pre-releases. Today’s contribution comes courtesy of IWC, who appear to be following up their Portugieser and Pilot years with a Da Vinci-focused line-up – which is what makes the Aquatimer Chronograph Edition ‘Sharks’ even more intriguing. The clue is in the name, but … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: IWC proves they aren’t afraid of the deep with the Aquatimer Chronograph Edition ‘Sharks’ appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Bottom Time (Vintage Edition): 1976 Tudor “Snowflake” Submariner
With all the recent vintage chatter on our site, this was inevitable. You may be the sort to draw the line at using a 40-year-old Tudor “Snowflake” Submariner to go diving, but at Revolution we believe that you should allow a watch to live a little.
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LIST: Back to the future – 5 Westworld-ready pocket watches
Right now, there’s an internal Time+Tide email thread going around with the subject line Westworld. It’s a series of communications chronicling our obsession with HBO’s latest retro-futurist hit, mostly consisting of questions (and this awesome mash-up). What is the maze? Why is there a burnt church in desert? Why isn’t Evan Rachel Wood in each … ContinuedThe post LIST: Back to the future – 5 Westworld-ready pocket watches appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Automatic for the people – the Seiko Presage SPB039J1 video review
At their packed Baselworld press conference Seiko announced that 2016 was to be the year of their middle-tier Presage collection. The lion’s share of attention has been on the truly excellent limited edition Presage Chronograph, but there’s a lot to love in the rest of the collection too. Presage honours the spirit of fine mechanical watchmaking … ContinuedThe post GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Automatic for the people – the Seiko Presage SPB039J1 video review appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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INTRODUCING: The Ulysse Nardin Executive Tourbillon
With a penchant for the avant-garde, Ulysse Nardin is a tricky customer to pin down stylistically. They’re most famous for their marine chronometers, but they also produce simple, lean pieces that embody elegance. They also dabble in the upper echelons of haute-horology with their famous Freak as well as models with painstakingly elaborate hand-painted dials. … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Ulysse Nardin Executive Tourbillon appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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IN-DEPTH: Out of the pocket and onto the wrist – the Tissot Heritage 1936
The story in a second One of Tissot’s best 2016 releases is basically a pocket watch for your wrist, and it’s awesome. These days, most people associate Tissot with their sporty PRS line and the clever T-Touch, but the brand was actually founded in 1853 and as such have an enviable back catalogue covering off practically all … ContinuedThe post IN-DEPTH: Out of the pocket and onto the wrist – the Tissot Heritage 1936 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Great Snakes
Since its acquisition by luxury super-group LVMH and the 2012 launch of the Octo, Bulgari seems to have exercised the Midas touch with every new product turning to horological gold. But no matter how forward thinking, the maison knows that the rest is history.
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VIDEO: We took the VC Overseas collection to an island paradise and It. Was. Glorious.
Was it really necessary? To take a journey involving two flights (one of them aboard a very small plane) to a tropical island somewhere between Sydney and New Zealand that, at any given time, has a maximum of 750 people on it to test out the new Vacheron Constantin Overseas Collection? I would argue that, because Lord Howe … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: We took the VC Overseas collection to an island paradise and It. Was. Glorious. appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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In Memoriam: Günter Blümlein
We remember the late Günter Blümlein. He was a luminary in the modern watchmaking industry, creating brands with lasting values. He died on Oct 1, 2001.
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INTRODUCING: The Hublot Classic Fusion Racing Grey collection
Ever since we laid eyes (and hands) on the incredibly beautiful King Gold Blue model, we’ve been paying extra attention to the Classic Fusion line. But now there might be a new killer combo to replace the Blue on our Hublot grail list – the Classic Fusion Racing Grey. The Classic Fusion has a lot … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Hublot Classic Fusion Racing Grey collection appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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VIDEO: 9 classic quotes from that time Antiques Roadshow told a US veteran his Rolex GMT-Master was worth 50 times more than he expected
Editor’s Note: As a GMT-Master II owner I’m a sucker for stories about any Rolex GMT models. It’s a kinship that’s formed when you buy into a brand, and then a model. In Jungian terms, you form a link that is like a telephone line, and every time you see one, it rings. You notice … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: 9 classic quotes from that time Antiques Roadshow told a US veteran his Rolex GMT-Master was worth 50 times more than he expected appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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VIDEO: “There are no mistakes.” Inside Omega’s timing room at Rio 2016
[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/179294851″] Well, the blaze of glory is nearing its end. But before Rio 2016 crosses the finish line, we wanted to show you something really cool from behind the scenes of the official timekeepers. The ‘duck swimming on the lake’ metaphor applies perfectly to timing at a modern Olympics. To the naked eye, the duck – … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: “There are no mistakes.” Inside Omega’s timing room at Rio 2016 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.